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26 Episodes 2002 - 2002
Episode 1
There are new friendships to be forged and old alliances to be renewed as the Year 9 Media Studies class at Sunridge Park School begins the new term. Mr Long sets them a new challenge - a three-minute video on the topic of their choice. Ruth sees the project as the chance to help Fiona find true love.
Episode 2
Anna doesn't feel a part of the Media Studies class and is going to leave until Mr Long teams her up with Oscar to work on a video. Ross badgers Sophie to help him with his soccer video, but in his enthusiasm to watch the game he tips her out of her wheelchair. Sophie and Oscar both discover that the camera can lie - with a bit of creative editing.
Episode 3
Fiona is still not talking to Ruth after the fiasco of the Laz video, but she is forced to team up with her when she wants to video and meet her favourite band - International Oyster. But instead of meeting the band, Fiona lands in trouble and Ruth gets to meet them. Ross learns a lesson about sharing when Oscar discovers a family video that Ross has been editing.
Episode 4
When Anna shows her nature video to the class they agree on one thing - it's boring. The class is not afraid to tell Anna what they think. Mr Long knows how to remedy that attitude - everyone has to make a nature video. What seems simple proves far more difficult and Anna becomes the most popular girl in class as everyone tries to solicit her help.
Episode 5
The twins video the aftermath of a car accident outside the school. They see the video as a way to make fast money on TV's Funniest Home Video. Ross has his sights set on bigger fish - a new series called Funniest Home Car Crashes. For Sophie it is all too close to home - bringing back the bad memories of the accident that killed her father and left her in a wheelchair. It is up to Sophie to get the message across.
Episode 6
Collaboration - Mr Long teams Ross with Anna and Kurt with Ruth to produce videos with very mixed results. Laz has moved in with friends and Ross sees his video as a chance to show their mum how well Laz is going. Ruth sees the collaboration as a chance to get close to Kurt. They are both disappointed.
Episode 7
Ruth thinks a video of Kurt's home life will help the class understand him. Oscar thinks an inside look at the twins' home life will help get the terrible two off his back. The two exposés into the private lives of Kurt and the twins have vastly different results for Ruth and Oscar. Ruth is a pariah and Oscar is a hero.
Episode 8
Sophie can't bring herself to like her mother's boyfriend, Glenn. No matter how hard he tries Glenn can't do a thing right and Sophie won't give him an even break. Life at home is difficult for Ruth, too. When her mother goes on a diet she is forced to join in even though she doesn't need to lose any weight.
Episode 9
When Mr Long forces Anna and Ross to work together and they have to find a topic they can agree on it seems like an impossible task - until Anna comes up with and idea. They will swap character traits. Oscar begs his family not to embarrass him when Fiona comes for tea. And Kurt decides to make a video on the old lady next door.
Episode 10
Kurt's video of his elderly neighbour, Mrs Green, begins as a joke. He wants to hurt the old lady by making her seem stupid, but the more time he spends with her the more he gets to like her. The new Kurt surprises his classmates, but not Mrs Green. She always knew there was more to the sullen boy. Kurt and Mrs Green form a close bond that is broken when she passes away before his video is completed.
Episode 11
A new girl moves in next door to Kurt's after his old lady friend dies, and he soon falls for this 'rock goddess'. The other Media Studies members shoot "SuperGeek", a short movie produced, written and directed by Oscar, earning himself respect from the class and finally being taken seriously.
Episode 12
The twins, Tim and Tom, are kicked out of Media Studies Class, for being a distraction to the others. Mr. Long asks Kurt to submit a video of himself as an included requirement to pass the class. The twins, in revenge, 'kidnap' the camera and lead the others to find it. After all the adventure, the others make a sort of video petition to ask Mr. Long to bring the twins back to the class.
Episode 13
Mr. Long surprises the Media Studies Class with an awards ceremony, a la Oscars (with Oscar's picture pasted on the paper statue awards), but still gives them an end-of-term assignment with the camera, including school participatory. They decide to shoot the school in chaos, with Kurt, unbeknownst to the others, doing the 'dirty work' on the oval in school. He gets in trouble with Ruth's mom, who was planning to hold a fund raiser ON the oval, threatening to kick him out of school. Still, Kurt manages to gets out of being drooped out of school.
Episode 14
The Media Studies Class talks about having a student-run TV Station. Kurt works off his debts by working in a barber shop (maybe that explains the buzz cut). Ross becomes kind of obsessed about running for office in the school against his brother, Laz, but ends up working as a 'bus boy' for his older bro, instead.
Episode 15
The Media Studies Class has been planning to run a TV station for a pretty long time. They shoot a try to shoot a sort of "starting segment" although Ms. Bartlett, the principal, hasn't said yes, yet. Anna, being the selected "leader" of the station starts showing signs of weakness, which Fiona takes as signs of chickening out. Fifi gets mad at Anna for trying to let the group down. Then Anna really falls ill and lands in the hospital, making Fifi feel guilty for biting her head off. Then the MS Class decide to do a "profiling" video (Kurt's idea, I might add) of each member of the class to convince Ms Bartlett that they are willing and able to do the job, making Anna the "face of the station" and including videos of her and by her.
Episode 16
There is a dance coming up and very surprisingly, Oscar is going with Fiona. There is a lot of tension between Ruth and Kurt. Both Oscar and Ross are in the dance class. The teacher is Fiona. Things are going really bad between Ross and Oscar. Meanwhile, Kurt is trying to get a message through to Ruth, who he likes by giving Ruth a tape with a song called "Me Dog Bit Me" on it. He also leaves a note for her on her desk. But when Ruth sits down and shoves all her folders and books onto the table, she knocks off the note. Even worse, Ross picks it up and thinks it was from Fiona. On the note (which was originally for Ruth) it says, "I want to dance with YOU". He goes to the dance studio to find Fiona and starts flirting. Just as he is starting, Oscar walks through the door and tells Ross that he is going to the dance with Fiona. Devastated, Ross goes into the school corridor and asks Sophie. At first, she thinks he is only asking because he is hurt and she was the first person he saw. But, she realises that this is only an act of kindness. She accepts. At the dance, Oscar finds out that Fiona already has a boyfriend. After all that, the next day, Mr. Long walks through the door into the media class where all the media students are. He says, "Anna has been diagnosed with Meningitis"
Episode 17
Things are still not great for Anna. Ruth and Sophie get a high number of votes in the election and are now candidates. Ross is worried that no one will remember him for anything. Fiona wants everybody to vote for her. There is serious tension between Fiona and Sophie. Ross wants to become a better person. Sophie has to pull out of the election or there will be no television station. Ross hasn't even been to see Anna yet, but that doesn't stop him cleaning up Anna's home.
Episode 18
To start off the episode, the group are talking about the television station. Kurt can't seem to keep his eye the girl who just moved in next door, who thinks she a witch. All the gang are preparing the television station for Thursday (launch day.) Oscar and Fiona have an argument. Oscar has really bad attitude and is way too power hungry.
Episode 19
Anna is still in hospital but will be out soon. She meets some new people. She realises that the people in the room have been in the hospital a lot longer than she has. Ruth starts pursuing Kurt. Tom gets thrown out of the Media Studies class for his Karate film. Tom isn't enjoying Geography and Tim isn't enjoying Media Studies. Ruth is changing her clothes to make Kurt like her.
Episode 20
Kurt's mum comes for a visit. Tom is wanting to spend more time with Tim. Kurt asks out Ruth. Why? I think his attitude has changed from bad to good because his mum is back. Ruth's mum thinks Kurt is a bad influence to Ruth. Kurt's mum leaves which causes Kurt to yell at Ruth. Ruth's mum goes into labour and a new baby is born in the house, a girl. But Oscar, still can't stop shoving the camera in Ruth's mum's face.
Episode 21
Anna is leaving hospital, but wants to come back and visit. Fiona is having a birthday party and it is labeled "the social event of the the year". Quite a few people are going, but Ross, Tim, Tom, Kurt and Oscar are not invited. It looks like Kurt and Ruth are getting closer listening to music together, but Kurt walks off with Ross. Tom is still wanting to spend more time with Tim. Ross, Tim, Kurt and Oscar are planning to sabotage Fiona's birthday party with flower bombs (or flour bombs, I couldn't make it out), super soakers and paint bombs. Anna is upset that her mind could be damaged beyond repair. But Sophie and Ruth come to Anna's room and tell her to put something on and come to the party. Ross told Tom to tell Tim a message, but it doesn't look like he'll tell him. Tom storms out on a conversation with Tim, Ross, Oscar and Kurt and says he doesn't want to be a twin anymore. Fiona's party was a complete tragedy.
Episode 22
Oscar's sister wants to go to a protest about saving the rain forests. In a funny moment, Oscar's brother walks through the bathroom door when Oscar is having a shower. He gives Oscar such a fright that he rips part the curtain off the rails. If Kurt wants to visit his mum during the school holidays, his dad would have to have enough money for the train ticket and he doesn't, unless he fills in for his dad's band's bass guitarist. At first he is reluctant, but soon he agrees. Sophie has went to the protest about saving the rain forests. Oscar comes to the protest too to make sure that his mum and sister don't get sent to a woman's detention centre. Kurt's dad's band (I think it's called Big Daddy) go to play at the protest. Oscar and Sophie get arrested but get bailed out in the end.
Episode 23
The group are at the school television station to the episode off. Ruth is reading some bad sounding letters. Tom is getting laughed at. Suddenly, a girl comes over and smiles at him. The girl looks quite lonely, just like Tom. Ross is making some outrageously cheesy movies about wanting love.(Big surprise.) The group are making a film about cops and robbers (hence the episode name.) Police come up the road where the group are filming the movie. The officer tells the group that they did not notify the police. And they are all taken down to the police station. Mr. Long comes down (including Oscar's dad, but he isn't important.) The group want to complete the film. They do, but what you don't notice, is that Sophie never stopped filming. (I didn't anyway.) The finished film is a blend of when the officer was talking and inside the bank. Mrs. Bartlett is watching in the corridor on the overhead television and doesn't seem very amused. There is a substitute in the Media Studies class to fill in for Mr. Long and the class are trying to mess with his mind. The group are at the door of the school television station and can't get in. Then Mrs. Bartlett comes down the stairs and tells them all she was appalled at the class for their film. She also says that somebody else will be taking over the school television station and that the substitute will no longer be a substitute as he will now be the teacher. Mr. Long has been moved to Phys Ed.
Episode 24
Mr. Long isn't enjoying Phys Ed. Sophie wants to have a sit in in the school television station. They also want to film it, so that they get their message across. They start filming and well, they are in trouble. Sophie phones a local news crew and thing get even worse. The group are protesting about getting Mr. Long and the television station back. Time is slowly going on and Mrs. Bartlett is starting to crack. The group are starting to get annoyed with each other. Ross is doing a Big Brother-esque thing outside where people are voting whoever they want out. Or is supposed to be like Survivor? Most likely, hence the episode name.) Ross is turning it into a reality TV show. Anna is voted out. Mr. Long comes into the station and joins the strike. But just as he gets in, Sophie call it off. Mr. Long is allowed back into the Media Studies class as teacher. But for now unfortunately, the group cannot use the in-house television station.
Episode 25
Mrs. Bartlett has found some new people to do the in-house television station. The Media Studies class are going to a camp. Once there, Mr. Long and the other teacher that is chaperoning bump heads and stare at each other. Night falls and the group are roasting marshmallows. Tim tells a scary story. Well, scaryish. Tom and his girlfriend come too. I don't know how they got there though. While Fiona is sleeping like a horse, Anna and Sophie talk about how to stop Fiona snoring. Ruth leaves and meets up with Kurt. They are just walking when Ruth goes "arrooooo". She gets a reply. Then they start to run frantically and notice they are getting further and further into the forest. Morning comes and the group go looking for Kurt and Ruth. Ruth calls Kurt a bonehead, but it turns out that Kurt knows a lot about the country (he was in the country a lot when he was younger.) Kurt could have taken Ruth back to the cabin, but he thought it would be more romantic to stay out in the woods. Mr. Long asks the other teacher (unknown name) to marry him. She accepts.
Episode 26
Mr. Long and Ms. Peterson are getting married. Everyone was happy for them except when the media class learned that Mr. Long is transferring to Greenland to be with Miss Peterson after the wedding. The class had a plan then, they will do everything to stop the wedding. Meanwhile, Ruth is still mad at Kurt and she explains to Fiona that they are not really compatible because Kurt is all rock and roll stuff while she is a romantic. Kurt tried talking to Ruth but she wouldn't even look at him. The plan started with Oscar, who has a very poor fashion sense, advising Mr. Long on wearing mismatched outfits. Oscar realized though that the class owes Mr. Long his happiness and not the other way round. He tried to stop it but the plan was on the move, with Oscar's father driving the groom's van via long route to delay. Then Ross will do another delaying tactics by saying there's an emergency going. Oscar made him understand too that Mr. Long should be happy so they proceeded to the church where the rest of media class and the bride are already waiting. The finale of their plan (the realization that they should stop their plan came too late) comes in the form of disco complete with dancers inside the church. It was really thought that this will destroy the whole atmosphere but nothing can really dampen the couple's happiness so the wedding continued. Ruth had a surprise when she went outside the church. Kurt came to her horseback riding complete with Zorro costume. Ruth was impressed that Kurt made the effort and everything was right between them again. Ross finally showed that he likes Anna and the same goes to Fiona and Oscar. Tim and Tom were in love with another twins. Lastly, the class was ecstatic when Miss Peterson announced that they won't be going to Greenland after all.